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The Summer That Never Came

The Summer That Never Came is a 40-episode JoyReels short drama. Selene Mercer gets a second chance at life—waking up on the night she ruined everything with her instructor, Aiden Voss. She vows to let him go. But the harder she pulls away, the more Aiden unravels, haunted by dreams of a past he can't explain. When a new man enters her life and a deadly outbreak strikes the front lines, Selene faces an impossible choice. Some loves are worth dying for. Some are worth dying with. The summer that never came is about to burn.

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About The Summer That Never Came

Selene Mercer gets a second chance at life—waking up on the night she ruined everything with her instructor, Aiden Voss. She vows to let him go. But the harder she pulls away, the more Aiden unravels, haunted by dreams of a past he can't explain. When a new man enters her life and a deadly outbreak strikes the front lines, Selene faces an impossible choice. Some loves are worth dying for. Some are worth dying with. The summer that never came is about to burn.

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